Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
July 2026 (so far)

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of July 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 4950 plays from 169 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

  1: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (39)
        "These Are The Days" (7)
        "Cannonball" (6)
        "Left My Home" (5)
  2: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 6/2026] (21)
        "La Madrugada Tucsonense" (7)
        "Dr. Shockley's Greatest Trick" (3)
        "I Wish I Cared Less" (3)
  3: "Mayday!," George Mann & Si Kahn [Legacy, 7/2026] (20)
        "Stranger in This Land" (4)
        "Hard Times" (4)
        "Anyone Can Be President" (3)
  4: "Thread the Light," The McDades [Free Radio, 5/2026] (19)
        "The Lily of the West" (4)
        "Dance Around The Spinning Wheel" (3)
  5: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 2/2026] (18)
        "Elephant" (4)
        "Paper" (3)
        "Impossible" (3)
        "Book of Cliches" (3)
  5: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 6/2026] (18)
        "Howdy Do America" (4)
        "Rainbow Stew" (3)
  7: "The Air That You Breathe," Lance Cowan [Patio, 7/2026] (16)
        "Where'd They Go" (4)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (3)
        "When He Was Here" (2)
        "William Cooper Smith" (2)
  7: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (16)
        "This Old Guitar" (3)
        "Coming Down This Road" (2)
        "Fixing This Old Gate" (2)
        "That I Need You More Than I Have Ever Now" (2)
        "When Doc Watson Came To Johnson City" (2)
  7: "Diving In," Lynn Hollyfield [Self, 7/2026] (16)
        "We Are the People" (14)
  7: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (16)
        "Piper's Lagoon" (4)
        "Steam Powered Aereo Plane" (4)
        "Voice on the Wind" (2)
        "Otter Creek" (2)
 11: "When I Am a Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent, 5/2026] (15)
        "Penny's Farm" (3)
        "Serenity Song" (2)
        "March of the Mollusk" (2)
        "Abbey Lovely" (2)
        "Fairy Shrimp" (2)
        "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (2)
 12: "Veranda," Veranda [Big In The Garden, 5/2026] (14)
        "J'entends ton nom" (4)
        "Yodel Beu No.2" (3)
        "Sans Ardillon" (3)
        "Le jour suivant" (2)
 13: "Days of Unrest," Margo Price [Loma Vista] (13)
        "Oval Room" (4)
        "Maggie's Farm" (3)
        "Long Haired Country Girl" (2)
        "Deportee" (2)
 14: "Raise Your Voice," Various Artists [Various Artists, 5/2026] (12)
        "I Don't Want Your Billions, Mister," David Scott Weaver (2)
        "We Are Better Than This," Kim Eaton (2)
        "Hold On," Jillian Matundan (2)
 15: "Song Of America," Various Artists [Thirty Tigers] (11/15)
        "Sweet Betsy from Pike," Br5-49 (2)
 15: "All My Faith," Maya de Vitry [Mad Maker] (11)
        "All My Faith" (4)
        "Traveler" (2)
        "Coin in Your Soul" (2)
 15: "American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1," Pete Seeger [Smithsonian/Folkways] (11/12)
        "Yankee Doodle" (2)
 15: "Heirloom," Nathan Evans Fox [Free Dirt] (11)
        "Hillbilly Hymn" (4)
        "Little Bit of Shine" (4)
        "Heirloom" (2)
 15: "Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still," Sophie Wellington [Adhyâropa] (11)
        "In Seaport Town" (3)
        "Scolding Wife" (2)
        "Jack of Diamonds" (2)
        "Black Patio Reel" (2)
 15: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 5/2026] (11)
        "Crossing Muddy Waters" (4)
        "Rhododendron" (2)
 15: "The Fiddle & the Drum," Renée Fleming [Thirty Tigers, 4/2026] (11)
        "The Fiddle and the Drum" (2)
        "The Scarlet Tide" (2)
 22: "Hope Is The Thing With Feathers," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch] (10)
        "Carolina Rain" (10)
 22: "Middle of Nowhere," Kacey Musgraves [Lost Highway, 5/2026] (10)
        "Coyote" (2)
        "Middle of Nowhere" (2)
 22: "Mirroring The Wilderness," Vanessa Lively [Animada] (10)
        "Red Wolf" (3)
        "Realm of Memories" (2)
        "Canaries" (2)
 22: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (10)
        "Don't Let Us Get Sick" (3)
        "Simple As" (2)
        "Blue Rain" (2)
 22: "Songs of Hope and Resistance," David Scott Weaver [Self] (10)
        "Everything That Jesus Wouldn't Do" (3)
        "Lift Up Your Voice" (3)
 22: "Willow & Stone," Jenny Reynolds [Self, 6/2026] (10)
        "I'm Not The One" (3)
        "Listening To The Rain" (2)
 28: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2026] (9)
        "Love Overdue" (2)
        "Wonder What I'm Gonna Do" (2)
        "Fly Away" (2)
 28: "Love & Labour," Hannah & Nathan [Self, 4/2026] (9)
        "The Blackest Crow" (2)
 28: "Pattonville," Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 6/2026] (9)
        "Ghosts in This Room Tonight" (3)
        "Wouldn't Change A Thing" (2)
        "Mean old man" (2)
 28: "Promised Land," Gina Forsyth [Waterbug, 2012] (9)
        "4th Of July" (6)
 32: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (8)
        "Rock the MacHine" (2)
        "The Broad Majestic Shannon" (2)
 32: "Highway 75," March to August [Self, 6/2026] (8)
        "Traveling Alone" (2)
 32: "Little-Kid Heart," Tipps & Obermiller [Self] (8)
        "The Garden" (3)
 32: "Low Country Wedding," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2026] (8)
        "The Travis Style" (2)
        "Low Country Wedding" (2)
 32: "Ozark Shine," Sad Daddy [Catfish] (8)
        "Bootlegger" (3)
        "Kerosene Dream" (2)
        "Let's Go Fishin'" (2)
 32: "Who's Keeping Time?," Alela Diane [Fluff & Gravy] (8)
        "Fragile As A Flame" (2)
        "Galloping" (2)
        "Endless Waltz" (2)

TOP SONGS of July 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 4950 plays from 169 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. "We Are the People" (14)
     from "Diving In" (Lynn Hollyfield)
2. "Carolina Rain" (10)
     from "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers" (Rhiannon Giddens)
3. "These Are The Days" (8)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
4. "Burn the Other End" (7)
     from "So Much For Goodbyes" (Billy Strings)
4. "La Madrugada Tucsonense" (7)
     from "Esperanza" (Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt)
6. "4th Of July" (6)
     from "King of California" (Dave Alvin)
6. "4th Of July" (6)
     from "Promised Land" (Gina Forsyth)
6. "America" (6)
     from "Bookends" (Simon & Garfunkel)
6. "Cannonball" (6)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
6. "I Ain't Got No Home In This World" (6)
     from "I Ain't Got No Home In This World" (Sean Kiely)
6. "If Jesus Had an AK" (6)
     from "If Jesus Had An AK - single" (John Flynn)
6. "Power and the Glory" (6)
     from "All The News That's Fit To Sing" (Phil Ochs)
13. "4th Of July In My Hometown" (5)
     from "Snow White Memories" (Irene Kelley)
13. "The Land of Free" (5)
     from "The Land of Free - single" (Chris George)
13. "Left My Home" (5)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
13. "Love is Everywhere" (5)
     from "Love is Everywhere - single" (Trampled by Turtles & Jeff Tweedy)
13. "Make Good Trouble Again" (5)
     from "Make Good Trouble Again" (George Nostrand & Phil Henry)
13. "New Pledge" (5)
     from "New Pledge - single" (Andrew Pauls)
13. "Roses On the 4th of July" (5)
     from "Clock Without Hands" (Nanci Griffith)
20. "All American Music" (4)
     from "All American Music - single" (Phil Kennelty)
20. "All My Faith" (4)
     from "All My Faith" (Maya de Vitry)
20. "Break & Mend" (4)
     from "Break & Mend" (The Heists)

TOP ARTISTS of July 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 4950 plays from 169 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Pharis & Jason Romero (36)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (34)
2. Woody Guthrie (28)
        "Library Of Congress Recordings" (5)
        "My Dusty Road" (5)
3. Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt (22)
        "Esperanza" (20)
4. Ed Snodderly (20)
        "Baggage Flies Free" (16)
        "Chimney Smoke" (3)
4. The McDades (20)
        "Thread the Light" (19)
4. Old Crow Medicine Show (20)
        "Union Made" (17)
7. Annie Gallup (19)
        "Nightclothes" (18)
7. Ken & Brad Kolodner (19)
        "Hand's Cove" (15)
7. Pete Seeger (19)
        "American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1" (12)
10. Bob Dylan (18)
        "Blonde On Blonde" (2)
10. George Mann & Si Kahn (18)
        "Mayday!" (18)
12. Lynn Hollyfield (17)
        "Diving In" (16)
13. Lance Cowan (16)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (16)
13. Nanci Griffith (16)
        "Clock Without Hands" (4)
15. Benny Bleu (15)
        "When I Am a Fossil" (15)
15. Rhiannon Giddens (15)
        "Hope Is The Thing With Feathers" (10)
17. Johnsmith (14)
        "Simple As" (10)
17. Margo Price (14)
        "Days of Unrest" (12)
17. Veranda (14)
        "Veranda" (14)
20. David Scott Weaver (13)
        "Songs of Hope and Resistance" (10)
        "Raise Your Voice: Songs Of Resistance From The Nation'S Capital" (3)
20. Dave Van Ronk (13)
        "Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (3)
20. Eliza Gilkyson (13)
        "Dark Ages" (2)
20. I'm With Her (13)
        "Sing Me Alive" (11)
20. John Flynn (13)
        "If Jesus Had An AK - single" (6)
20. John McCutcheon (13)
        "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America" (3)
20. Phil Ochs (13)
        "All The News That's Fit To Sing" (6)
20. Tom Russell (13)
        "Modern Art" (3)
28. Crys Matthews (12)
        "Changemakers" (5)
        "Citizen" (3)
28. John Prine (12)
        "John Prine" (3)
28. Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem (12)
        "Cocktail Swing" (5)
        "Big Old Life" (4)
28. Vanessa Lively (12)
        "Mirroring The Wilderness" (10)
28. Willie Nelson (12)
        "Dream Chaser" (9)
33. Eric Kilburn (11/15)
        "My Own Mistakes" (10)
        "Passages" (5)
33. Arlo Guthrie (11)
        "32¢ Postage Due" (2)
33. Jenny Reynolds (11)
        "Willow & Stone" (10)
33. Maya de Vitry (11)
        "All My Faith" (11)
33. Nathan Evans Fox (11)
        "Heirloom" (11)
33. Sophie Wellington (11)
        "Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still" (11)
39. Lucy Kaplansky (10)
        "Last Days of Summer" (3)
39. Simon & Garfunkel (10)
        "Bookends" (4)

TOP LABELS of July 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 4950 plays from 169 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (88)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (74)
3. Thirty Tigers (60)
4. Columbia (58)
5. Red House (51)
6. Legacy (38)
7. Signature Sounds (37)
8. Elektra (36)
9. Appleseed (34)
10. Compass (28)
11. Nonesuch (26)
12. Free Dirt (20)
13. Rhino (19)
14. Warner (18)
15. Crooked Cyclone (17)
15. Fenchurch (17)
15. Free Radio (17)
15. Sony (17)
15. Sugar Hill (17)
20. Hartland (16)
21. Adhyâropa (15)
22. Appalsongs (14)
22. Berkalin (14)
22. Borealis (14)
22. Circus Tent (14)
22. New West (14)
22. Reprise (14)
22. Shamus (14)
22. Vanguard (14)
22. Yep Roc (14)
31. Philo (13)
32. Capitol (12)
32. Lula (12)
32. RCA (12)
32. Waterbug (12)
36. Bear Family (11)
36. Gallway Bay (11)
36. Oh Boy (11)
36. Patio (11)
36. Rebel (11)
36. SME (11)

FOLK DJs - July 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 4950 plays from 169 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, MN)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, MA)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM & soundcloud.com, NY)
Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Katrina Knight (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & syndicated, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee  & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & newfolkrecords.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Stella Prince (KPFK-FM, CA)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WERE-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)


Releases new to the chart in July:

George Mann & Si Kahn: "Mayday!" (Legacy)
Lance Cowan: "The Air That You Breathe" (Patio)
Lynn Hollyfield: "Diving In" (Self)